Signs of Autumn in our Local Area
Year 1 visited Egremont Castle to explore signs of autumn in our local area. We loved being autumn explorers and found lots of evidence that autumn has arrived. It was exciting to find conkers and identifying the leaves from different trees. We are going to keep looking out for any signs of…
Y1 Marvellous Mathematicians
In maths we have been learning to use comparison signs. We made our own less than, greater than and equal to signs. We used cubes to represent our numbers and pencils to help us find the correct comparison sign. We love to make our maths with equipment before we draw or write them down. It really…
Move Up To Year 2 Day
What an enjoyable morning the children spent in Year 2! They listened to the story ‘The Dot’ by Peter H Reynolds then explored it’s message to have a positive mindset and simply try things they think they cannot do. They created their own artwork using a dot as a starting point then wrote a…
Y1 Jubilee Jubilations
Year 1 enjoyed a fantastic day dressed in red, white and blue celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We enjoyed a snack time treat of an ice cream and a wonderful lunch street party with the rest of the school. We enjoyed listening to patriotic songs whilst we ate our special Jubilee lunch.
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‘The Big Break-time’ in Reception
Reception took part in ‘The Big Break-time’ raising money for the NSPCC. The children played games with Year 1 and Year 6 that were designed by the Year 6 children. They had a great afternoon playing games in the sun and raising money for a wonderful charity.
Meerkat Mail
Year 1 loved meeting the Meerkats from Pet Encounters. In English we have been reading Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett. Being able to get up to close to the Meerkats helped Year 1 develop their understanding about the animals. In English we have explored writing in character as Sunny the Meerkat.…
KS1 Construction Club
Construction Club meet on Thursdays 3-4pm. Each week we have a new challenge to design and make. We can choose to work in partners, teams or individually. We enjoy modifying our designs to improve them. We all have lots of fun. If you enjoy being creative come along.
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Y1 Growing Beans in Bags
During ‘Science Week’ year 1 are investigating ‘Growth’. We are growing beans but not in plant pots. We are investigating growing them in bags. We are watching daily to look for signs of germination. The clear plastic bag will enable us to see the growth clearly. After a discussion we chose…
Professor Pumpernickel’s Science Show
Year 1 had a fantastic time at Professor Pumpernickel’s Science show. We learnt about lots of different areas of Science in a fun and entertaining way. The Professor’s demonstrations left us with our mouths open in wonder. It gave everyone a real buzz about Science and how Science is behind…
Year 1 visit Strudda Bank Farm
As part of British Science Week Year 1 visited Strudda Bank Farm to learn about ‘Growth’. Farmer Kev and Farmer Vicky gave us a warm welcome and despite the rain we all had a fantastic time learning about crops, cattle, sheep, hens, owls, peacocks and even emus! It was a brilliant opportunity for…
Year 1 Kindness Cups
This week year 1 have been learning about mental health. What mental health means; how we can be kind to ourselves and others. We made some ‘Kindness Cups’ and helped to fill our classmates cups with kind words. We all really enjoyed this. It was a great feeling to read and listen to what our…
Y1 Visit the World of Beatrix Potter
Year 1 travelled to Bowness-on-Windermere to visit The World of Beatrix Potter. In English we have been enjoying reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. Today we enjoyed meeting other characters Beatrix Potter wrote books about. We learnt that she painted her pictures first and then…